The whole theory of meditation is built upon these
laws of thought; for meditation is only deliberate and persevering thought,
aimed at a specific object, and hence is a potent karmic cause. By using
knowledge and thought to modify character, you can bring about very quickly a
desired result. If you were

born a coward, you can think yourself brave; if you
were born dishonest, you can think yourself honest: if you were born
untruthful, you can think yourself truthful. Have confidence in yourself and in
the law. There is another point we must not forget. Concrete thought finds its
natural realisation in action, and if you do not act out a thought, then by
reaction you weaken the thought.

Strenuous action along the line of the thinking must
follow the thought, otherwise progress will be slow. Realise, then, that while
you cannot now help the character with which you were

born, while it is a fact which must profoundly
influence your present destiny, marking out your line of activity in this life,
yet you can, by thought and by action based thereon, change your inborn
character, eliminate its weaknesses, eradicate its faults, strengthen its good
qualities, enlarge its capacities. You

are born with a given character, but you can change
it. Knowledge is offered to you as to the means of changing, and each must put
that knowledge into practice for himself.